The Lost, The Stupid, & The Mummy

By BTTD28 and AlexiaGeminiPotter

Chapter Eighteen: My Hiding Place!

After what seemed like the longest explaination EVER...Amber came to the end of her story. "And when the vision ended with me standing there...shaking and crying."

"So that leads us to believe, even as hard as it is to do so, that Amber killed you in your past life." Eve said softly.

Kaylee looked at them all in turn, then stared down at her feet. "It all...makes..."

"No sense?" Amber filled in hopefully.

"No actually, Amber." Kaylee said looking up at her again. "It makes all the sense in the world."

"Kaylee," Ardeth said. "You can't possibly believe Amber is Khepri's killer."

"No that's not what I...wait a minute, how did you know my name?"

"You're name's not Khepri," Johnathan said rather smartly. "You're Kaylee. Unless I have a bad sense of hearing."

"I'm the desendant of your father's body gaurds, the story of your murder has been mystery for centeries." Ardeth explained.

"You knew she was murdered!" Amber snapped. "And did you bother filling me in on the details?"

"It wasn't your problem to worry about."

"Hello!" Amber yelled. "I'm a suspect in my own friends murder!"

Ardeth grabbed her shoulders in a desprate attempt to calm her down. "It's not you." He whispered then looked at Kaylee. "Or Naki and I'm willing to bet my life on it."

Kaylee didn't really have anything else to say. Deep down she knew Amber wasn't the killer and worst of all...she knew who really did kill her all those years ago.

"We have to get ready to leave." Ardeth said.

"We?" Amber blurted out. "And where are you going?"

"Naylor and I must go and meet up with commanders to prepare for battle with the Army of Anubis."

"Yes!" Naylor said excitedly.

"But I need you're help getting my son back." Rick said looking despratly at him.

Ardeth put up his hand to signal to say he wasn't finished talking, "But, first I shall help you."

Rick smiled, nodded, then slapped him on the shoulder. "Okay, we need to get the basics. Who's fighting and who's shooting?"

"I'll stay with Evy and shoot the guns." Johnanthan said.

"How am I not surprised?" Rick said.

"I'm coming with you and my father." Amber said stepping foreward.

Ardeth nodded proudly. "Very well. Naylor?"

"I'd like to get some practice ass-kicking before the real battle."

Amber turned to Kaylee, "Kaylee?"

Kaylee's mind was racing, should she stay and take the risk of either shooting Imhotep accidently or go and face him. Then there was the little issue with Anuck-su-namun. If she stayed, she could be seen and risk putting Alex in danger or she could sneak up and get Imhotep alone...

"Kaylee," Amber whispered. "You need to end this."

Kaylee took a ragged breath, "So much easier said then done." she nodded, "I'll go."

"Great, let's move out to find some good hiding spots before they come through." Rick said before turning to Eve. "I'll bring him back."

Evy threw her arms around his neck and kissed him deeply and Amber had to face her very own advice. You need to end this.

"Keep moving!" Lock-na snapped at Alex as they trudged through the jungle. Alex hadn't said anything since he discovered Anuck-su-namun had killed Kaylee and brainwashed Imhotep into going on with the journey. Was his parents and Kaylee's friends dead as well or was it all part of Anuck-su-namun's evil power hungery plan? Alex couldn't decide quiet yet.

Up ahead, Imhotep stopped suddenly. Anuck-su-namun, who was had her arm wrapped around his, looking at him questionably. "What is it?"

"Something's not right." He whispered. A bolt of lightning flashed and thunder boomed over the silent canyon. "Let's keep moving."

"That was scary." Amber said grabbing Kaylee's hand. "I hate lightning."

"Shh, here they come." Kaylee said pulling Amber down in the tall grass. "Go get in your spot Amber."

Amber nodded and very quietly crept through the grass. She had chosen a wonderful little cavern to pop out of when the time was right. She could see the slim entrance when something rushed past her with a little squeal. She fell onto her butt, breathing heavily she looked around for any indication to what it was. "Rick?" She whispered. But when no answer came she quickly crawled into her cleaver hiding space. But her supposedly brilent hiding spot, wasn't unoccupied.

"Amber what are you doing here?" Rick whispered harshly.

"Jesus, Rick, you scared the crap outta me!"

"What are you doing here?" Rick repeated.

"What am I doing here? What are YOU doing here? This is my hiding place!"

"I thought you said you were hiding with Kaylee."

"No, Naylor said he was thinking about hiding with Kaylee, not me."

"Well, go hide with her."

"I was here first!" Amber whispered angerly.

"Obviously, you weren't."

Amber suddenly got very close to Ricks face, her lips a mere inch away. Rick held his breath for whatever was coming. She lifted her hand gently up towards her face but actually reached towards the wall behind his head, pulling out a note. "What's this then?"

Rick sighed as she leaned away from him. He opened the note and read it quickly. "This spot belongs and is operated from and by Amber. Oh, you've got to joking."

"'Friad not, now scoot."

"I can't just scoot! We're in the middle of a very carefully thought out plan and..." And suddenly Amber was kissing him. Her head tilted sideways to get full access to his lips. Her hands were grasping the back of his head. She pulled back breathing heavily. "What was that..."

"If I die because you kicked me out of MY hiding spot, that was the last terrible thing I ever wanted to do." She whispered. "Evy's lucky to have you." She whispered before squeezing back out of the cavern, leaving Rick speechless and more then a little stunned. She walked out without looking back or around. She simply kept walking, biting her bottom lip slightly. She stopped, closing her eyes for a moment, then coming to the realization she was in no immediate danger, she turned to go and apologize. But as all the characters in this rediculous story...she was wrong. She came face to face with Imhotep and his hired henchmen. "Oh, bother."

"I thought we killed you." Anuck-su-namun snapped.

"Well, you need to uh...work on that I suppose." Amber said looking around for Kaylee or Naylor. "So, heading to the pryamid then?"

"Where are the others?" Imhotep snapped. "Or are you the only pathetic survivor?"

Amber's face flushed with anger., "I thought you were so smart, you tell me."

Anuck-su-namun took a couple of steps foreward, analyzing Amber. Until she stopped and a sly smile formed on her face. "Nakki, is that really you?"

Amber tilted her head back to hide her birthmark, "I don't what you're talking about."

"Amber!" Alex said walking around a patch of tall grass, led by Lock-Na.

"Alex!" Amber took a step foreward, but Alex was quickly pushed aside. "Don't you dare hurt him." Amber growled.

"That depends, We'll trade him, for..." Anuck-su-namun said pacing.

"Out with it, you pshyco." Amber snapped.

"You."

"Me, what do you want me for?"

"You honestly don't remember, do you?"

"Uh, remember what?" Amber said looking around.

"Before, I married the pharoh, I had another husband."

"Well, as super as that sounds," Amber shrugged her shoulders. "I don't care."

"And a daughter..." She said gently.

"W-What's that got to do with me?" Amber found it hard to say, her heart was racing fast in her chest.

Anuck-su-namun chuckled, "You're dark hair, your eyes, and your smile...all your fathers. But it was I that gave your tenasity and the thurst for glory."

"What?!" Naylor said popping up from the bushes.

"Naylor!" Amber snapped.

"Well, I'm sorry, but I'm really confused now. So, you're trying to say Amber was your daughter?!"

"Yes, you moron. She was my daughter and it was she that brought us to power so long ago."

"It all makes perfect sense now." Kaylee whispered to herself.

"Oh," Naylor said. "Sucks to be you, Amber." He said before hiding again.

"How...what did I do?" Amber snapped, then suddenly covered her mouth as she gasped. Her eyes filled with tears and she couldn't breath all over agian. "You MADE me kill Khepri!"

"Now you're catching on." Anuck-su-namun grinned. "You took out the only threat that stood between us and power."

Amber closed her eyes tightly, wishing all of these horrible images of her pushing Khapri to her death. "No, it isn't true." She whispered as warm tears trickled out of her eyes. "IT ISN'T TRUE!" She yelled. Her eyes flew open to stare at Imhotep, who seemed mild confused by all the hostility. "I didn't kill Khepri." She said to him more then anyone.

Imhotep studied her face for a moment, "I'm sorry, I don't...I don't know who you're talking about."

"Kaylee, I didn't kill Kaylee!" Amber shouted.

Imhotep looked away for a moment as if to search for the correct words she might understand, "You've gone insane. I have no idea who Kaylee is or what she has to do with this...Kheppri girl."

Kaylee listened to every word and knew something wasn't right. "What's going on?" She whispered.

"Now, with the Army of Anubius, there is nothing stopping us from becoming the perfect family." She walked over to Imhotep and wrapped an arm around his shoulder. "You, me, and daddy."

"What?!" Amber demanded. "Listen, you. I don't know what you've been smoking or what you did to Imhotep to make him forget about Kaylee, but I will NEVER be part of your twisted family. I've got my own and and if you don't mind, I'll be taking back my friends son back. NOW!"

Gunshots rang out and the gaurds that held Alex fell to the ground dead, shot by Johnanthan and Evy. Then Naylor popped out of the bushes and grabebd Alex. As the fight erupted, Anuck-su-namun whispered to Imhotep, "You know, something tells me we should have killed him when he popped up the first time."

Imhotep shrugged, "First-time mistake. You'll do better next time. So, um...how are we going to get the braclet back?"

Anuck-su-namun looked up to where Evy was sharp shooting and whispered, "Pay back's a bitch."